| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Flake (fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor inbounds the ball | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Auburn | William Flake swats the dunk try by Jiao-Long Xyong | 44-33 |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dennis Hess | 44-33 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt is whistled for a carry | 44-33 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | William Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 18:48 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Thomas Mains clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-33 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dean Lustig | 44-33 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Sheldon Taylor picks off the pass by Timothy Nickerson | 44-33 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Dennis Hess clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor grabs the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| 17:39 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | William Flake is fouled on the floor by Jiao-Long Xyong - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Yul Ximines (C) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | William Flake blows the dunk | 44-33 |
| 17:04 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson tips it back up and in | 46-33 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Bicknell | 46-33 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Yul Ximines pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:02 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong is called for traveling | 46-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Antony Giordano (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, John Bicknell, William Flake, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Jasper Greening (SF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Dennis Hess, Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) C - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jasper Greening (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Yul Ximines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard can't tip it in | 46-33 |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Claude Tafelski is called for the reach on Yul Ximines - foul #1 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses the easy layup | 46-33 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas tips it back up and in | 48-33 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | Claude Tafelski takes the ball from Wallace Mishler | 48-33 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski's layup is rejected by Geoffrey Hunt | 48-33 |
| 14:09 | Auburn | Yul Ximines grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Jasper Greening misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Eberhard - foul #3 on Gary Eberhard, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Curtis Foltz, Jeffery Thomas, Gary Eberhard, Antony Giordano, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Yul Ximines, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Jasper Greening makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Jasper Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Dean Lustig - foul #1 on Dean Lustig, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth (C) Jasper Greening | |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Dennis Hess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Dennis Hess misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Dennis Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell double dribbles | 48-36 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Timothy Nickerson blocks the jumper by Dennis Hess | 48-36 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 50-36 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Sheldon Taylor | 50-38 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 50-38 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Flake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Dennis Hess double dribbles | 50-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt (C) Billy Bridgeforth | |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | William Flake is fouled on the floor by Sheldon Taylor - foul #2 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | William Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | William Smith's floater is tipped away by Sheldon Taylor | 50-41 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Nickerson | 50-41 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | 3 seconds is called on John Bicknell | 50-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Antony Giordano (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, John Bicknell, William Flake, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SF), Yul Ximines (PF) Dennis Hess, Sheldon Taylor, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Thomas Mains clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-41 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski can't tip it in | 50-41 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski tips it but misses | 50-41 |
| 09:46 | Auburn | Burton Campbell snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses the easy layup | 50-41 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Yul Ximines | 50-41 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is fouled on the floor by Antony Giordano - foul #1 on Antony Giordano, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF) Gary Eberhard, Antony Giordano | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Thomas Mains, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Burton Campbell | 50-44 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | William Flake can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 50-44 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski hits the follow up shot | 52-44 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor is fouled on the floor by William Flake - foul #2 on William Flake, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), Timothy Nickerson (C) Curtis Foltz, Jeffery Thomas, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Burton Campbell, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | William Flake knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Smith | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Flake (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 54-44 |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses the tip | 54-44 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson double dribbles | 54-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Wallace Mishler, Yul Ximines | |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Dennis Hess misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-44 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | William Smith snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Hess steals it from Dean Lustig in the backcourt | 54-44 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt lays it up and in set up by Dennis Hess | 54-46 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Dennis Hess pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Smith | 54-46 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | William Flake drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Bicknell | 56-46 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Hess | 56-46 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt is hacked by Timothy Nickerson - foul #2 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Claude Tafelski (PF) Dean Lustig, William Smith, John Bicknell, William Flake | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SF) Dennis Hess, Sheldon Taylor | |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is whistled for traveling | 56-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (PF) Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Yul Ximines (PF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Jiao-Long Xyong, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Burton Campbell can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Claude Tafelski - foul #2 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #9 | 56-46 |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Burton Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Burton Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard travels with the ball | 56-48 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Jeffery Thomas steals it from Billy Bridgeforth | 56-48 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas lays it up and in | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) C - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Yul Ximines (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth clanks a jump hook in the paint | 58-48 |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Yul Ximines snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth is hacked by Claude Tafelski - foul #3 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #10 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Jeffery Thomas, Gary Eberhard, Antony Giordano, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Burton Campbell, Thomas Mains, Yul Ximines | |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | William Flake loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG) Curtis Foltz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Billy Bridgeforth | |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt dunks the ball | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Smith and he's fouled by Dennis Hess - foul #3 on Dennis Hess, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG) Wallace Mishler | |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong drills a floater from the baseline | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell buries a jumper from the left wing set up by William Smith | 63-53 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor loses the dribble to William Flake | 63-53 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | William Flake clanks a fadeaway from close range | 63-53 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Dennis Hess gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 63-53 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Bicknell | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell is hacked by Dennis Hess in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Hess, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jared Sweet (PG), Curtis Foltz (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), Gary Eberhard (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, John Bicknell, William Flake, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Jasper Greening (SF), Yul Ximines (PF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Dennis Hess, Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Jiao-Long Xyong, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski is hacked by Yul Ximines - foul #2 on Yul Ximines, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Jared Sweet is hacked by Billy Bridgeforth - foul #1 on Billy Bridgeforth, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Jared Sweet is hacked by Burton Campbell - foul #2 on Burton Campbell, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Jared Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Jared Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Burton Campbell and he's fouled by Gary Eberhard - foul #4 on Gary Eberhard, team foul #11 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (PF) Jared Sweet | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz is hacked by Burton Campbell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Burton Campbell, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), William Flake (PF) Gary Eberhard, Antony Giordano | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Jasper Greening, Billy Bridgeforth, Yul Ximines | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Jeffery Thomas picks off the pass by Geoffrey Hunt | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Claude Tafelski is blocked by Jiao-Long Xyong | 67-56 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | William Flake pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz runs out the clock | 67-56 |